Juventus and AC Milan will play in the Italian Super Cup in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 23.

Serie A and the Qatar Football Association made the announcement on Friday.

It will be the ninth time the competition will be played outside Italy and the second time in Doha after Napoli beat Juventus in a penalty shootout in 2014.

The match usually features the Serie A and Italian Cup champions, but since Juventus won both competitions last season, Milan qualified as the Cup runners-up.

The stadium and start time...

Newly promoted Serie A side Crotone fell to recently relegated Hellas Verona 2-1 in the Coppa Italia third round on Sunday.

Marco Fossati gave hosts Verona the lead in the 11th minute, and though Simmy Nwankwo was able to equalise after the hour mark, Franco Zuculini found the winner on 78 minutes.

Crotone join Udinese as Serie A sides falling out of the tournament at the early stage.

Sampdoria had an easier time over third-tier Bassano Virtus, cruising to a 3-0 win thanks to a brace from Luis Muriel,...

Spezia caused an upset by knocking Udinese out of the Coppa Italia on Saturday.

The Serie B side came from behind to win 3-2 and make it the worst possible start for new Bianconeri Friuliani coach Beppe Iachini.

Rodrigo De Paul put Udinese ahead but goals from Nahuel Valentini and David Okereke turned the game on its head. Duvan Zapata squandered the chance to bring the Serie A side level when his penalty was saved and Nene punished them further by extending Spezia's lead.

Zapata did make amends...

Genoa recovered from 2-1 down to book their place in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia with a 3-2 win at home to Lecce.

Portuguese midfielder Miguel Veloso gave the Serie A side a 47th-minute lead but their Lega Pro opponents stormed back with goals from Franco Lepore and Giuseppe Torromino.

Macedonian forward Goran Pandev brought Genoa level after 70 minutes and Leonardo Pavoletti netted the winner with seven minutes to go.

Bologna progressed with a 2-0 win over Trapani as Ladislav Krejci and...